Navajo

Verb

hózhǫ́

1. (impersonal) it is beautiful, peaceful, harmonious, nice

   Bił hózhǫ́.‎

   With him, things are beautiful. → He is happy.

   Baa shił hózhǫ́.‎

   About it, with me, things are beautiful. → I am happy about it (that it is done well in terms of quality).

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (ni), third person only .

In other modes, hózhǫ́ is suppleted by the active verb hoozhǫǫh (momentaneous Ø/yi), reproduced here for reference.

Noun

hózhǫ́

1. (nominalization of the verb) beauty and harmony, peace, balance, happiness and contentment, wholeness, goodness

   Hózhǫ́ náhásdlį́į́ʼ‎

   it has become beauty again; beauty is restored.

Adverb

hózhǫ́

1. well
2. very, extremely
3. very much

Synonyms

• wózhǫ́ (well)

Related terms

• hózhóní
• hózhǫ́ǫgo
• hoozhǫǫh
• nizhóní

Derived terms

• chʼilátah baa hózhónii (flower)